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Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

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The world’s big things only can be done by paying attention to their humble beginnings.
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Attention Country Done Emotion Humble People
See others as yourself. See families as your family. See towns as your town. See countries as your country. See worlds as your world.
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Compassion Country Taoism Town
In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don’t try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.
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Family Inspirational Motivational
The master accomplishes more and more by doing less and less until finally he accomplishes everything by doing nothing.
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Accomplish Doing Master Nothing
Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate their return.
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Contemplate Heart Mind Peace
The great image lacks shape.
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Condition Great Image Look Shape Taoism
He who loves does not dispute: He who disputes does not love.
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Dispute Emotion Feelings Love
The more weapons of violence, the more misery to mankind. The triumph of violence ends in a festival of mourning.
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Mourn Triumph Weapon
Perfection is the willingness to be imperfect.
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Imperfect Perfection Taoism
That the soft overcomes the hard, and the yielding overcomes the resistant, is a fact known by all, but practiced by few.
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Fact Known Overcoming Practice
What resists, persists.
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Emotions Feel Persist Resist
Take [preventive] action before things happen. Establish order before disorder has begun.
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Action Begun Establish Happen Order
Stop thinking, and end your problems.
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Country Life People Taoism Thinking
Not praising the deserving prevents envy.
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Envy Praise Prevent Taoism
The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.
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Desire Earth Inspirational Move
One cannot reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others.
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Inspirational Internal Peace Spiritual

Follow diligently the Way in your own heart, but make no display of it to the world.

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